CVE-2025-37874 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV3.2
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 9
Latest updateMar 25
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ngbe: fix memory leak in ngbe_probe() error path
When ngbe_sw_init() is called, memory is allocated for wx->rss_key
in wx_init_rss_key(). However, in ngbe_probe() function, the subsequent
error paths after ngbe_sw_init() don't free the rss_key. Fix that by
freeing it in error path along with wx->mac_table.
Also change the label to which execution jumps when ngbe_sw_init()
fails, because otherwise, it could lead to a doub…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6